Locum Consultant in Paediatric Spinal

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Locum Consultant in Paediatric Spinal The closing date is 31 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary The ELCH Children's Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia (CSTA) Directorate is seeking a full-time locum Paediatric Spinal Consultant proficient in the management of children with elective spinal needs. They will work with an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team within the Evelina to provide optimal surgical care to children who may have complex spinal problems and complex comorbidities. The consultant would be expected to have experience in the management for all aetiologies of paediatric spinal deformities covering congenital, neuromuscular/syndromic, osteochondrodytrophies, mesenchymal disorders, NF, and spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. Main duties of the job The successful candidate would work with the multidisciplinary teams in the Paediatric setting to develop services within the region. The post holder would be joining a large paediatric spine service of 5 consultants performing 145 to 180 paediatric spinal deformity operations a year. About us Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals. It employs over 17,500 staff with over 1 million patient contacts a year. Evelina London Children's Healthcare (ELCH) provides services for children both in our state of the art hospital, and in our community services within Lambeth and Southwark. We have an annual turnover of £170 million and over 2,000 staff. Last year children's services at GSTT delivered 125,000 outpatient appointments, and 26,000 children were cared for as inpatients in the children's hospital. ELCH is the second largest provider of acute hospital care for children in London. We provide secondary-level children's hospital services to the local communities of Lambeth and Southwark, and a wide-ranging portfolio of tertiary-level services to South London and South East England. ELCH is proud to provide quaternary-level care in a number of fields to children across the UK. Details Date posted 12 October 2026 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary Depending on experience 10PAs Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 196-LCON1229 Job locations Evelina London Children's Hospital Westminster Bridge Road, London London SE1 7EH United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities See the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the detailed job description and main responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities See the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the detailed job description and main responsibilities. Person Specification Professional Qualifications Essential Adult and Paediatric Spinal Fellowship minimum of two year to include a significant proportion of paediatric spinal deformity surgery FRCS(Orth) or equivalent Full GMC Registration with entry on the Specialist Register, or within 3 months of CCST. Evidence of continuing professional / personal development. Desirable Higher degree Evidence of Management Training Evidence of Teaching Training Clinical Experience Essential Demonstrable experience of paediatric spinal deformity reconstructive surgery and evidence of specialist tra